TY - BOOK AU - Abdelaty Mohammed Sakr AU - Ahmed Abdelhamid Taha , AU - Amr Ahmed Gad , AU - Charles O. Brantigan , TI - Thoracic outlet decompression / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Abdelaty Mohammed Sakr , KW - Scalenectomy KW - Thoracic outlet KW - Transaxillary resection of first rib N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a disorder referring to the clinical manifestations of the compression of great vessels and nerves at the base of the neck. The etiology of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is believed to be a combination of neck trauma plus an anatomic predusposition. The diagnosis of thoracic outlet compression syndrome is usually made on the basis of an adequate history, physical examination and diagnostic tools ER -